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VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

The Ministry of Secondary Education examines some key tools presented by the NGOs, Fondation d’Education d’Esperance by Flomik (FEEF), Fédération Africaine du Sport Scolaire (FASS) and Trust Inside International

This was during a working session on reinforcing the culture and practice of confidence and trust within the school milieu, held on Wednesday, 21st June 2023 at the Distance Education Centre in Yaoundé.

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Chaired by Prof. Nalova Lyonga, in the company of the Secretary of State in charge of Teachers’ Training in the Ministry of Secondary Education, Bayaola Boniface, the Secretary General Prof. Fabien Nkot, together with other top ranking officials and staff of her ministry, the NGOs: Fondation d’Education d’Esperance by Flomik (FEEF), Fédération Africaine du Sport Scolaire (FASS) and Trust Inside International presented some key tools to prevent violence in schools, amongst which are: trust building, development of confidence, mind education and school sports.

Speaking to participants, Madam Hond Marie Florence, President of Fondation d’Education d’Esperance by Flomik presented how her organization and Fédération Africaine du Sport Scolaire accompany the Ministry of Secondary Education in the fight against violence in schools and the use of hard drugs through sensitization campaigns and her desintoxication and social rehabilitation centres. These centres are already operational in the Far-North and Centre Regions respectively, and that others will be opened in other regions subsequently.

She went further to explain that, “Students admitted in these centres spend at least 6 to 12 months to ensure their complete rehabilitation”

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On his part, Mr. Pierre WINICKI, President of Trust Inside International presented a succinct exposé on the culture of Confidence and Trust wherein he explained the role trust plays in the prevention of violence in schools and the society at large.

Through his Trust Tree theory, he demonstrated how the culture of trust has a very important impact on reducing violence in schools.

He explained that, “Trust is the very fundamental basis for peace, proper stability, economic growth, economic transition and human development. Without trust, none of these can be obtained. The millennium goals cannot be obtained or attained if there's no culture of trust widely diffused in the society.”

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This exercise comes on the heels of an international symposium on violence in schools initiated and organised in Yaoundé by the Ministry of Secondary Education in collaboration with the United Nations system in Cameroon in December 2022.

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Then followed a second meeting that dwelt on preparations towards the upcoming 2023 edition of the FENASSCO LEAGUE “A” games slated for Garoua and Gashiga from 28 July to 05 August 2023, at the end of which Prof. Nalova Lyonga announced that CAMTEL has attributed the number 1530 to MINESEC’s Helpline Centre. This number is toll free and it’s open to students, teachers and even parents faced with any psychosocial problem and need a counsellor to talk to.

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COOPERATION MINESEC-COMMONWEALTH

A COOPERATION TO BOOST SECONDARY EDUCATION IN CAMEROON.

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The Minister of Secondary Education, Prof Nalova Lyonga, granted an audience to a delegation from the Commonwealth Secretariat, led by Evelyn Pedersen (Head of Strategy, Learning & Evaluation), on Thursday, 15 June 2023 at the Distance Education Centre. The working session aimed at assessing the state of cooperation between the Commonwealth and Cameroon in the sector of secondary education.

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This working session was held in presence of Mr Bayaola Boniface (MINESEC Secretary of State), Prof Nkot Fabien (MINESEC Secretary General), Mrs Anne Oben, Commonwealth Director at the Ministry of External Relations, Head of MINREX delegation. The meeting was a cordial and fruitful exchange on aspects of collaboration between the Commonwealth Secretariat and Cameroon, and an opportunity to harmonize actions undertaken by MINESEC and MINREX in connection to this collaboration.

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The encounter allowed the Commonwealth Secretariat to identify key aspects on which they could strengthen their cooperation with Cameroon in the domain of education, their main working method being to respond to the country’s articulated needs and strategies (in order to align with the country’s policy, legislation and education framework). The delegation was given an overview of Cameroon’s strategy in the education sector. As such, among others, the cooperation would focus on:

-Helping to palliate the lack of teachers in some fields;

-Putting more input in training trainers;

-Strengthening the capacity of students to become creators of jobs/entrepreneurs (technical and vocational schools);

-Supporting MINESEC in the digitalization of teaching;

-Facilitating exchanges between the Cameroonian education sector and other Commonwealth countries (with the help of MINREX).

The Commonwealth Secretariat appreciates and is ready to support the initiative undertaken by Cameroon to boost Gabon and Togo bilingualism, Cameroon having a long experience in French/English bilingualism. Gabon and Togo, two countries with no historic ties to Britain, became the 55th and 56th members of the Commonwealth on 25 June 2022.

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The meeting of this day goes in the same line with the audience the Minister of Secondary Education granted to the visiting President of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, Lord Jonathan Peter Marland, on Wednesday, 11 October 2022, still at the Distance Education Centre. They brainstormed on ways to carry forward distance education in Cameroon.

May this cooperation with the Commonwealth Secretariat grow firmer and the result positively impact our education system.

ABILAMEKOU B. THEODORE

SENIOR OFFICIAL/CELCOM

2023 SESSION OF GCE EXAMINATIONS

2023 SESSION OF GCE EXAMINATIONS

The Minister of Secondary Education Assesses Examination Conditions in Three Accommodation Centres in Yaounde.

 

The written phase of examinations organised by the GCE-Board kick started on Tuesday, 30 May 2023 nationwide on a satisfactory note.

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On this occasion, Secondary Education Minister, Prof Nalova Lyonga flanked by Boniface Bayaola, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Secondary Education in charge of Teachers’ Training, visited 3 centres accommodating candidates for the GCE-Advanced and Ordinary Levels for the 2023 session.

Government Bilingual Practising High School Yaounde (LBA), Government Bilingual High School Ekounou and Government Bilingual High School Nkol-Eton are the three centres visited by MINESEC officials.

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The minister and her delegation were particularly interested in the provisions made to safely accommodate candidates with special needs. They checked hygiene and sanitation conditions in these centres, paying attention to examination halls to make sure they were conducive for all candidates. The main recommendations made were to preserve a healthy environment in all accommodation centres, improve the reception conditions for candidates with special needs and not allow candidates in full-term pregnancy to sit in for the exams.

“Overall, all the exams are going on well. So we are quite happy”, Prof Nalova Lyonga said at the end of the tour.

By A. Ngidjol

Senior Staff/CELCOM

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